PSYB65H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Natural Selection
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Evolutionary theory: lyell and smith studied fossils, earth was much older than had previously been thought. Historical theory of evolution: variation, inheritance, and differential reproduction, historical theory of evolution, original theory of evolution, modern synthetic theory of evolution, current version of evolutionary theory. Modern synthesis: natural selection operates on phenotypes, only genotypes are transmitted from generation to generation nutrients, eg. you cannot grow to be 6" as your genotype says if you are deprived of. Evolution of the nervous system: endocast mould of the inside of the skull.
